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Protesters march past a woman holding a banner that reads "If you had gold in your heart, would you agree to be cut open?" downtown Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Thousands have protested for the seventh day running against a Canadian gold mine supported by the government which would be the biggest gold mine in Europe, in the Transylvanian town of Rosia Montana, because it would use cyanide in the extraction process. less

Protesters march past a woman holding a banner that reads "If you had gold in your heart, would you agree to be cut open?" downtown Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Thousands have protested for the ... more

A Russian mercenary for the Tajikistan national guard shoots and kills a wounded Afghan rebel who was trying to flee across the Afghan border Friday, Feb. 1, 1993. The state of Tajikistan imposed emergency rule along its southern border with Afghanistan to control the flow of refugees and guns. less

A Russian mercenary for the Tajikistan national guard shoots and kills a wounded Afghan rebel who was trying to flee across the Afghan border Friday, Feb. 1, 1993. The state of Tajikistan imposed emergency rule ... more

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A baby jaguar, born on July 18, 2013 gets a check-up, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla. The cub will be named at a rally for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL later this week. less

A baby jaguar, born on July 18, 2013 gets a check-up, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla. The cub will be named at a rally for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL ... more

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A baby jaguar, born on July 18, 2013 gets a check-up, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla. The cub will be named at a rally for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL later this week. less

A baby jaguar, born on July 18, 2013 gets a check-up, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla. The cub will be named at a rally for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL ... more

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In this photo provided by NASA, an unmanned Minotaur rocket carries NASA's newest robotic explorer, the LADEE spacecraft, which is charged with studying the lunar atmosphere and dust, after launching to the moon from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. less

In this photo provided by NASA, an unmanned Minotaur rocket carries NASA's newest robotic explorer, the LADEE spacecraft, which is charged with studying the lunar atmosphere and dust, after launching to the ... more

Afghan men prepare to cover the dead bodies of several militants at the site of a suicide attack in Wardak Province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept, 8, 2013. Taliban militants detonated a car bomb outside an Afghan intelligence office near the capital Sunday and then tried to attack it on foot with guns, officials and the insurgent group said. At least four soldiers guarding the compound were killed and six insurgents died in the assault, officials said. less

Afghan men prepare to cover the dead bodies of several militants at the site of a suicide attack in Wardak Province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept, 8, 2013. Taliban militants detonated a car bomb ... more

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Women react as they walk through the intense sunlight reflecting down on them from the 37-storey skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Motorists may want to think twice about parking in front of the half-built London skyscraper known as the Walkie-Talkie. That's because the glare off the skin of the new building is so intense that at least one Jaguar owner says it caused part of his vehicle to melt. The problem lasts about two hours a day and is expected to continue for another two to three weeks because of the current elevation of the sun in the sky. less

Women react as they walk through the intense sunlight reflecting down on them from the 37-storey skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Motorists may want to think ... more

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Anti-war demonstrators protest against possible U.S. military action in Syria in front of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Anti-war demonstrators protest against possible U.S. military action in Syria in front of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

An effigy representing President Barack Obama burns on the ground during a protest organized by the National Union of Students outside the U.S. embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. Students are protesting possible U.S. military action against Syria. less

An effigy representing President Barack Obama burns on the ground during a protest organized by the National Union of Students outside the U.S. embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. Students are ... more

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This photo released Friday Sept. 6, 2013 by the Buffalo Zoo shows a new baby western lowland gorilla. Zoo officials say the baby gorilla was born Wednesday Sept. 4, 2013. The mother, 12-year-old Lily, and the baby are both doing well. Keepers have not been able to get close enough to the baby to determine its gender, but they believe it's a girl. The father is a 26-year-old male named Koga. Western lowland gorillas are native to central Africa. Zoo officials say the species is critically endangered due to loss of habitat and hunting. less

This photo released Friday Sept. 6, 2013 by the Buffalo Zoo shows a new baby western lowland gorilla. Zoo officials say the baby gorilla was born Wednesday Sept. 4, 2013. The mother, 12-year-old Lily, and the ... more

Nick Vujicic, right, is accompanied by a life guard as he treads water in an acrylic enclosure keeping safe while diving among sharks, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 in Singapore. Vujicic, a Serbian Australian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs, is in the city-state to give a motivational talk and was visiting "The Shark Encounter at Marine Life Park" at one of Singapore's main tourist attractions in Resorts World Sentosa. less

Nick Vujicic, right, is accompanied by a life guard as he treads water in an acrylic enclosure keeping safe while diving among sharks, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 in Singapore. Vujicic, a Serbian Australian ... more

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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 1945 file photo, F4U and F6F fighter planes are flying in formation over the USS Missouri, while the surrender ceremonies to end World War II take place aboard the U.S. Navy battleship.

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 1945 file photo, F4U and F6F fighter planes are flying in formation over the USS Missouri, while the surrender ceremonies to end World War II take place aboard the U.S. Navy battleship.

University of South Florida student Ashley Humphries exhumes a grave at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Ex-inmates from the 1950s and 1960s detailed horrific beatings at the notorious former reform school. less

University of South Florida student Ashley Humphries exhumes a grave at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Ex-inmates from the 1950s and 1960s detailed horrific ... more

Clockwise from top: University of South Florida students Meredith Tise, Liotta Noche-Dowdy, and Suzanna Pratt exhume a second unmarked grave on the campus of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Ex-inmates from the 1950s and 1960s detailed horrific beatings at the notorious former reform school. less

Clockwise from top: University of South Florida students Meredith Tise, Liotta Noche-Dowdy, and Suzanna Pratt exhume a second unmarked grave on the campus of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, ... more

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FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 file photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. Nyad's swim from Cuba to Florida has generated some skepticism in the small community of marathon swimmers. Critics have suggested that during a speedy stretch of the 53-hour swim, Nyad might have gotten into or held onto the boat that accompanied her. They also question whether she violated the traditions of her sport by relying on a specialized mask and wetsuit to protect herself from jellyfish.Nyad's navigator and one of the swim's official observers tell The Associated Press that Nyad didn't cheat. less

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 file photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba ... more

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, a net lifts up dead fish found near the outlet of the Ta'ertou pumping station along Fuhe river's Dongxihu section in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Authorities scooped up around 100,000 kilograms (220,000 pounds) of dead fish they say were poisoned by ammonia from a chemical plant, environmental officials and state media said Wednesday, Sept 4, 2013, in a reminder of the pollution plaguing the country. Inadequate controls on industry and lax enforcement of existing standards have worsened China's pollution problem, stemming from three decades of breakneck economic growth. (AP Photo) less

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, a net lifts up dead fish found near the outlet of the Ta'ertou pumping station along Fuhe river's Dongxihu section in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. ... more

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, a man removes dead fish found near the outlet of the Ta'ertou pumping station along Fuhe river's Dongxihu section in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Authorities scooped up around 100,000 kilograms (220,000 pounds) of dead fish they say were poisoned by ammonia from a chemical plant, environmental officials and state media said Wednesday, Sept 4, 2013, in a reminder of the pollution plaguing the country. Inadequate controls on industry and lax enforcement of existing standards have worsened China's pollution problem, stemming from three decades of breakneck economic growth. (AP Photo) less

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, a man removes dead fish found near the outlet of the Ta'ertou pumping station along Fuhe river's Dongxihu section in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. ... more

Bomb technicians search for arson evidence by a Sheriff's Department shade tent that covers a burned body found on the side of Lake Hughes Road a few miles above the Castaic Lake, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. A burning body was found a Southern California lake where authorities had been searching for a college student who vanished a week ago but his family urged well-wishers to keep hoping that 19-year-old Bryce Laspisa would turn up alive. Firefighters called to the scene of a small brush blaze near Castaic Lake at around 6 a.m. discovered the body, sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker told City News Service. The body was too badly burned to immediately determine its sex or identity, authorities said. less

Bomb technicians search for arson evidence by a Sheriff's Department shade tent that covers a burned body found on the side of Lake Hughes Road a few miles above the Castaic Lake, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, ... more

Dead bodies of victims of communal clashes are covered after postmortem at the district hospital at Muzaffarnagar, India, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Hundreds of troops have been deployed to quell deadly riots and clashes between Hindus and Muslims sparked by the killing of three villagers who had objected when a young woman was being harassed in northern India. Police said 19 people were killed, including an Indian broadcast journalist, a police photographer and several people who on Sunday succumbed to injuries received a day earlier when the two groups set upon each other with guns and knives in Kawal village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. less

Dead bodies of victims of communal clashes are covered after postmortem at the district hospital at Muzaffarnagar, India, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Hundreds of troops have been deployed to quell deadly riots and ... more

In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 photograph, Indian security forces arrive following communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar district, India. Hundreds of troops have been deployed to quell deadly riots and clashes between Hindus and Muslims sparked by the killing of three villagers who had objected when a young woman was being harassed in northern India. Police said 19 people were killed, including an Indian broadcast journalist, a police photographer and several people who on Sunday succumbed to injuries received a day earlier when the two groups set upon each other with guns and knives in Kawal village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. less

In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 photograph, Indian security forces arrive following communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar district, India. Hundreds of troops have been deployed to quell deadly riots and clashes ... more

Policemen and judiciaries experts investigate in a crime scene in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The victim who was killed by men with motorcycle, while he drove his car, is Adrien Anigo, son of Jose Anigo, Sports Director of Olympique Marseille soccer club. less

Policemen and judiciaries experts investigate in a crime scene in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The victim who was killed by men with motorcycle, while he drove his car, is Adrien Anigo, ... more

An ear of corn is blackened in the sun during a heat wave in Farmingdale, Ill., this summer. Researchers with the United States and British governments concluded Thursday Sept. 5, 2013, that climate change had made these events more likely: U.S. heat waves, Superstorm Sandy flooding, shrinking Arctic sea ice, drought in Europe's Iberian peninsula, and extreme rainfall in Australia and New Zealand. less

An ear of corn is blackened in the sun during a heat wave in Farmingdale, Ill., this summer. Researchers with the United States and British governments concluded Thursday Sept. 5, 2013, that climate change had ... more

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In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo, farmer nicknamed Breezy shows his illegal patch of budding marijuana plants during a tour of his land in Jamaica's central mountain town of Nine Mile. Breezy says Americans, Germans and increasingly Russian tourists have toured his small farm and sampled his crop. less

In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo, farmer nicknamed Breezy shows his illegal patch of budding marijuana plants during a tour of his land in Jamaica's central mountain town of Nine Mile. Breezy says Americans, Germans ... more

Japanese children get copies of a sports paper special edition printed to mark the International Olympic Committee's announcement of Tokyo as the host of the 2020 Summer Olympics Sunday morning, Sept. 8, 2013 in Tokyo. The IOC selected Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, for the 2020 games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The headline reads: 2020 Tokyo Olympics Decided. (AP Photo) less

Japanese children get copies of a sports paper special edition printed to mark the International Olympic Committee's announcement of Tokyo as the host of the 2020 Summer Olympics Sunday morning, Sept. 8, 2013 ... more

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This artist rendering released by Japan Sport Council shows the new National Stadium, which will become the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics if Tokyo is chosen as the host city in the International Olympic Committee voting in Argentina Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Tokyo is competing with Madrid and Istanbul for the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games. The Japan Sport Council announced the selection of the streamlined stadium designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, based in London, from 46 entries on Nov. 15, 2012. The new stadium, that can accommodate 80,000 spectators, will replace the current National Stadium, the main venue for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. less

This artist rendering released by Japan Sport Council shows the new National Stadium, which will become the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics if Tokyo is chosen as the host city in the International ... more

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In this Sept. 6, 2013 photo, marine mammal researcher Russ Andrews, left, and Stephen Raverty, a veterinary pathologist with the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, jockey a 300-pound baby killer whale into position on a CT scanner at the Alaska Spine Institute in Anchorage, Alaska. The orca calf washed ashore on St. Paul Island on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The whale offered a rare opportunity for extensive study, both because of the small size and good condition. less

In this Sept. 6, 2013 photo, marine mammal researcher Russ Andrews, left, and Stephen Raverty, a veterinary pathologist with the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, jockey a 300-pound baby killer whale ... more

In this Sept. 6, 2013 photo, marine mammal researcher Russ Andrews checks the position of a 300-pound baby killer whale in a CT scanner at the Alaska Spine Institute in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrews and Stephen Raverty, a veterinary pathologist with the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, are studying the orca calf that washed ashore on St. Paul Island on Sept. 3. less

In this Sept. 6, 2013 photo, marine mammal researcher Russ Andrews checks the position of a 300-pound baby killer whale in a CT scanner at the Alaska Spine Institute in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrews and Stephen ... more

In this Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings due to an air strike that hit Sarakeb, Idlib province, Syria. less

In this Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings due to an air ... more

In this Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian men look at a crater caused by an air strike bomb that hit Sarakeb, Idlib province, Syria. less

In this Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian men look at a crater caused by an ... more

In this Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 file photo released by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Camp Ashraf residents lie on the ground at Ashraf clinic at Camp Ashraf, a Saddam Hussein-era community northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi authorities are planning to relocate the remaining residents of the camp housing dozens of Iranian exiles where 52 people were killed last week, the United Nations mission to the country said Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. less

In this Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 file photo released by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Camp Ashraf residents lie on the ground at Ashraf clinic at Camp Ashraf, a Saddam Hussein-era community ... more

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In this Aug, 12, 2013 photo, the interior of an Atlas Survival shelter made of galvanized corrugated pipe is showcased with bunker beds at the plant in Montebello, Calif. The City Council in Menifee in Riverside County has approved a controversial ordinance that will allow residents to build underground bunkers on their properties. Survivalist types spend big money on these state-of-the-art, luxury shelters. But city officials are concerned about toxins in the soil, earthquakes, structural stability and whether police and first responders will be safe responding to emergency calls coming from people hiding out underground. Plus, they say, underground rooms could conceal criminal activity, such as drug manufacturing. less

In this Aug, 12, 2013 photo, the interior of an Atlas Survival shelter made of galvanized corrugated pipe is showcased with bunker beds at the plant in Montebello, Calif. The City Council in Menifee in ... more

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In this photo taken Monday, Aug, 12, 2013, Atlas Survival Shelters owner Ron Hubbard shows his galvanized corrugated pipe shelters at a plant in Montebello, Calif. The City Council in Menifee in Riverside County has approved a controversial ordinance that will allow residents to build underground bunkers on their properties. Survivalist types spend big money on these state-of-the-art, luxury shelters. But city officials are concerned about toxins in the soil, earthquakes, structural stability and whether police and first responders will be safe responding to emergency calls coming from people hiding out underground. Plus, they say, underground rooms could conceal criminal activity, such as drug manufacturing. less

In this photo taken Monday, Aug, 12, 2013, Atlas Survival Shelters owner Ron Hubbard shows his galvanized corrugated pipe shelters at a plant in Montebello, Calif. The City Council in Menifee in Riverside ... more

In this Wednesday, July 4, 2007 file photo, Indian woman Pooja Chauhan, in her undergarments and carrying a baseball bat and bangles in her hands, marches to the police commissioner's office to protest dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws, in Rajkot in the western Indian state of Gujarat. An Indian report released in August 2013, says a woman dies every hour in disputes over how much her family has paid in dowry to the groom for her marriage. The National Crime Records Bureau says more than 8,200 women were killed across India in such crimes last year even though Indian law prohibits the centuries-old custom of giving or receiving dowries. less

In this Wednesday, July 4, 2007 file photo, Indian woman Pooja Chauhan, in her undergarments and carrying a baseball bat and bangles in her hands, marches to the police commissioner's office to protest dowry ... more

Children play near a dead whale shark that was swept ashore Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 at the coastal township of Tanza, Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines. Officials at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have yet to conduct a necropsy of the largest fish on the planet which was found off Manila Bay at the township where an oil spill occurred last month. less

Children play near a dead whale shark that was swept ashore Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 at the coastal township of Tanza, Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines. Officials at the Bureau of Fisheries and ... more

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Residents and volunteers help remove a dead whale shark that was swept ashore Thursday Sept. 5, 2013 at the coastal township of Tanza, Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines. Officials at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have yet to conduct a necropsy of the largest fish on the planet which was found off Manila Bay at the township where an oil spill occurred last month. less

Residents and volunteers help remove a dead whale shark that was swept ashore Thursday Sept. 5, 2013 at the coastal township of Tanza, Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines. Officials at the Bureau of ... more

Residents and volunteers prepare to load into a dump truck a dead whale shark that was swept ashore Thursday Sept. 5, 2013 at the coastal township of Tanza, Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines. Officials at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have yet to conduct a necropsy of the largest fish on the planet which was found off Manila Bay at the township where an oil spill occurred last month. less

Residents and volunteers prepare to load into a dump truck a dead whale shark that was swept ashore Thursday Sept. 5, 2013 at the coastal township of Tanza, Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines. ... more

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In this Aug. 28, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by the United Media Office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, members of the UN investigation team take samples from sand near a part of a missile that is likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists, in the Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria. The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove a connection between the government of President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people in Syria_but in the absence of such evidence, Damascus and its ally Russia have aggressively pushed another scenario: that rebels carried out the Aug. 21 chemical attack. less

In this Aug. 28, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by the United Media Office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, members of the UN investigation team take ... more

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian army fighters fire their weapons during clashes with government forces, unseen, in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. less

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In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian army fighters fire their weapons during clashes with government forces, unseen, in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. less

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In this Aug. 3, 2013, photo Jessica Keeven, left, and Jesse Marks, right, of Steelville, Mo., lift a cooler lid as Connor Mahurin, from Steelville, reaches for a drink during a stop at a public access point for canoers and rafters on the Meramec River near Steelville, Mo. A murder case that will hinge on claims of self-defense and whether a property owner had the right to shoot a canoer who may have intruded on his land is the latest to put a spotlight on "castle doctrine" laws, which allow the use of deadly force to protect property. Missouri is among at least 30 states that have enacted the statues, which supporters say protect gun rights but others insist promote vigilantism. (AP Photo/The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Erik M. Lunsford) less

In this Aug. 3, 2013, photo Jessica Keeven, left, and Jesse Marks, right, of Steelville, Mo., lift a cooler lid as Connor Mahurin, from Steelville, reaches for a drink during a stop at a public access point for ... more

Romanian riot policeman prepare to confront protesters, as a woman views the scene and demonstrators gather nearby, in Bucharest, Romania, early Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Protesters blocked traffic in central Bucharest for the fourth day running to protest against the proposed development in the Transylvanian town of Rosia Montana, by Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources of Europe's largest cyanide based extraction open-cast gold mine. less

In this Sept. 5, 2013 photo, Stephanie Gustafson holds her two-year-old female cat, Wasabi, after returning from the veterinarian hospital in Juneau, Alaska. The cat survived a fall from the 11th floor of the Mendenhall Apartment building after chasing a mosquito out the window. less

In this Sept. 5, 2013 photo, Stephanie Gustafson holds her two-year-old female cat, Wasabi, after returning from the veterinarian hospital in Juneau, Alaska. The cat survived a fall from the 11th floor of the ... more

In this Sept. 5, 2013 photo, Stephanie Gustafson holds her two-year-old female cat, Wasabi, after returning from the veterinarian hospital in Juneau, Alaska. The cat survived a fall from the 11th floor of the Mendenhall Apartment building after chasing a mosquito out the window. less

In this Sept. 5, 2013 photo, Stephanie Gustafson holds her two-year-old female cat, Wasabi, after returning from the veterinarian hospital in Juneau, Alaska. The cat survived a fall from the 11th floor of the ... more

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, members of a crowd numbering tens of thousands smoke marijuana and listen to live music, at the Denver 420 pro-marijuana rally at Civic Center Park in Denver. Medical marijuana businesses worried that federal agents will close them down now have a roadmap to avoid prosecution, courtesy of the Justice Department's decision to allow legal pot in Colorado and Washington state. less

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, members of a crowd numbering tens of thousands smoke marijuana and listen to live music, at the Denver 420 pro-marijuana rally at Civic Center Park in Denver. Medical ... more

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A photographer take a picture of steel column from the North Tower of the World Trade Center during a media tour of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in New York. Construction is racing ahead inside the museum as the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks draws near. Several more large artifacts have been installed in the cavernous space below the World Trade Center memorial plaza. less

A photographer take a picture of steel column from the North Tower of the World Trade Center during a media tour of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in New York. Construction ... more

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Joe Daniels, center, president of the 9/11 Memorial, speak to reporters during a media tour of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in New York. Construction is racing ahead inside the museum as the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks draws near. Several more large artifacts have been installed in the cavernous space below the World Trade Center memorial plaza. less

Joe Daniels, center, president of the 9/11 Memorial, speak to reporters during a media tour of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in New York. Construction is racing ahead ... more

Somali soldiers on patrol pass a market fire in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. The inferno largely destroyed the Seybiyano market in the west of the capital before it was put out by emergency services and local residents. less

Somali soldiers on patrol pass a market fire in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. The inferno largely destroyed the Seybiyano market in the west of the capital before it was put out by ... more

This image provided by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources shows Peruvian sheepherder Hugo Macha, 31, being assisted by officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in the mountains in eastern Utah, near Moab, after being gored by an elk Tuesday Sept. 3, 2013. Macha told officials he waited in hopes that he'd be found by hunters, and tried to call for help on his cellphone, but wasn't getting service. Early the next day, he started a long walk to find a fellow shepherd about five miles away. less

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Turkish soldiers patrol the Turkish-Syrian border near Cilvegozu, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders are venting over Syria's civil war but look no closer to agreeing on international military intervention to stop it. A French official says leaders at a summit of the Group of 20 leading world economies in Russia agreed with President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande that chemical weapons had been used in an Aug. 21 attack in Syria, and condemned it. less

Turkish soldiers patrol the Turkish-Syrian border near Cilvegozu, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders are venting over Syria's civil war but look no closer to agreeing on international military intervention to ... more

Anti-aircraft missiles are seen on a hill near the village of Kirikhan, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders are venting over Syria's civil war but look no closer to agreeing on international military intervention to stop it. A French official says leaders at a summit of the Group of 20 leading world economies in Russia agreed with President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande that chemical weapons had been used in an Aug. 21 attack in Syria, and condemned it. less

Anti-aircraft missiles are seen on a hill near the village of Kirikhan, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders are venting over Syria's civil war but look no closer to agreeing on international military ... more

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